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Living in Lagos feels like surviving a perpetual election cycle—everything is fast-paced, high-stakes, and exhausting. I’ve noticed that the same survival instincts we use to navigate the streets often bleed into how we handle breakups and dating, making marriage feel like a monumental task. How do you find the mental space for genuine self-improvement and emotional intimacy when the city itself seems designed to keep you in a state of constant 'fight or flight'?